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Unpacking Israeli HistoryThe Formation of "Modern" Zionism: The History of Israel (Part 3 of 5)As the modern world takes shape, the Jewish longing for Zion turns political. In Part 3 of this five-part series on the history of Israel, Noam Weissman explores how Zionism becomes a bold answer to an ancient question: what would it mean to go home? By 1948, that question becomes a state, reshaping history.
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2026-02-1750 minUnpacking Israeli HistoryWhen Zionism Went Into Exile: The History of Israel (Part 2 of 5)After the Second Temple falls in 70 CE, the Jewish story shifts from sovereignty to survival--and Zion becomes a memory carried through exile. In Part 2 of this five-part series on the history of Israel, Noam Weissman traces the path from the Bar Kokhba revolt and Rome’s crushing response to the rise of rabbinic Judaism, the Talmud, and the rituals that kept Jerusalem alive in daily Jewish life. From Jewish life under early Islam through the trauma of the Crusades and centuries of persecution, a radical idea quietly takes hold: Zion is not only a direction of prayer, but a de...
2026-02-1043 minUnpacking Israeli HistoryBefore Zionism Had A Name: The History of Israel (Part 1 of 5)Zionism didn’t begin in the 19th century. It didn’t start with pamphlets, politics, or Theodor Herzl. In Episode 1 of a five-part series, Noam Weissman goes back—way back—to uncover the prehistory of an idea, tracing how Zion became more than geography or borders. Long before modern ideology, it was a promise, a memory, and a direction Jews faced even when they were nowhere near it. This isn’t a political argument—it’s the opening chapter of a much older story. And it’s only the beginning.
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2026-02-0352 min
From the Bimah: Jewish Lessons for LifeShabbat Sermon: Four Questions to Ask at This Year's Seder with Rabbi Mishael ZionRabbi Mishael Zion comes from a Haggadah-filled home: he is co-author of A Night to Remember: The Haggadah of Contemporary Voices (2007) and The Israeli Haggadah (2024), together with his father Noam Zion, who is the author of A Different Night: The Family Participation Haggadah (Hartman, 1997). Mishael was ordained by Yeshivat Chovevei Torah in New York, has served as co-Director and rabbi of the Bronfman Fellowships, and founded the Mandel Program for Leadership in Jewish Culture for Israeli Arts, Culture and Media leaders. He is also leader of the Klausner Minyan in Talpiot, Jerusalem, the neighborhood he was born in and...
2025-04-0525 min
Joanie Stahls Field NotesKoinonia Hour - "The Couple From Galilee" - Deborah & Noam Cohen - The Sincerity of Obedience**Contact The Couple From Galilee - Deborah and Noam Cohen**Website: Declaring Zion International WS; declaringzioninternational.org
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2024-08-3055 min
Joanie Stahls Field NotesKoinonia Hour - The Couple From Galilee - Deborah & Noam Cohen**Contact:
The Couple From Galilee - Deborah and Noam Cohen
**Website: Declaring Zion International WS; declaringzioninternational.org
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**Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/deborahandnoam.cohen**Address: Declaring Zion International PO Box 621 Ooltewah, TN 37363
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2024-08-164h 36
Truth Jihad RadioWyatt Peterson on Oct. 7 in Context and “Perfidy of Zion”Wyatt Peterson discusses his book Perfidy of Zion and his article “October 7 in Context.” Excerpt:“It’s difficult for non-Jews to fathom the depths of ethnic animosity towards ‘the other’ permeating the Israeli state. Both Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich — Benjamin Netanyahu’s current Ministers of National Security and Finance respectively — are outspoken supporters of Baruch Goldstein and his ‘Massacre at the Mosque.’ Ben-Gvir proudly boasts that he once had a portrait of Goldstein prominently displayed within his home, and groups of Jewish settlers continue to eulogize the mass-murdering physician during annual pilgrimages to his grave. (Rabbi Yitzhak Ginsburgh even...
2024-05-1856 min
Jewish Ideas to Change the WorldSeder 2024: How Do We Celebrate the Seder in a Time of Crisis? An Israeli PerspectiveA virtual event presentation by Noam ZionAbout the Event: In this class, we will address the question: How will you celebrate your seder in a time in which so much is lo b’seder (not in order), in a time of war, collateral damage to civilians, endangered hostages, and various kinds of worldwide antisemitism? The problems will not be resolved by Seder night, but we must celebrate as Jews have celebrated Pesach in the worst of times. But we must also acknowledge the profound experiences of the last year and the new questions raised. Joy...
2024-04-1957 min
Israel Story142: Wartime Diaries - Mishael ZionNext week, millions of Jews around the world will sit down at their Passover tables, for what will invariably be a very different kind of seder. The timeless question of how this night, or this Pesach, is different from all other nights, and all other Pesachs, has gained an entirely new - and tragic - dimension since October 7th. And few, if any, have thought about this matter more than forty-three year old Mishael Zion, a liberal Orthodox rabbi and Jewish educator from Jerusalem. In 1997, Mishael’s father - Noam Zion - together with his friend Dav...
2024-04-1828 min
Wondering Jews with Mijal and NoamHow Is This Passover Different?Normally we ask, how is this night different than all over nights. This year, we have to ask - how is this Passover different than all over Passovers? In this episode, Noam and Mijal reflect about how to think about the seder and Passover, what makes Passover different this year, and some suggestions and insights for how to approach our seder.------------Lefum tza'ara agraMishael and Noam Zion's HaggadahZion Haggadah Excerpts------------This podcast was brought to you by Unpacked, a division of OpenDor Media.
2024-04-1134 min
The Politics & Punk Rock PodcastReality, Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics (Part 11: The West Must Fall)Andrew For America presents the eleventh installment of his supercut show, which is an artfully arranged assortment of clips which tell a story about the current status quo, the current zeitgeist, the current spirit of the times that we are living in here in the 21st century. This installment features: Bob Proctor, Billy Idol, Frank Zappa, Dwight D Eisenhower, the military industrial complex, the 2014 movie “One by One,” the alleged elite stock sell off, Clayton Morris on the tax strike, Gerard DGAF on the citizen debt strike, The Great Reset plan for the world, Joe Rogan, James Lindsay, Klaus Schw...
2024-03-231h 31
To Life! The Hope Behind the HeadlinesA Jewish Ninja & a Gentile Pastor Declare the Hope in Messiah!!!Buckle up for a VERY unique story of redemption, restoration and reaching the Jewish people with the love of God. Myles enjoys a humorous and spirited discussion with these two Kingdom gems.Declaring Zion International, founded by Deborah and Noam Cohen, exists to restore the Church back to its Jewish roots and reach the people of Israel. Living in Israel, they bring real-life reports from the Land through videos and podcasts. In the States, they host Shabbat dinners, teach on the Feasts of the Lord, always bringing the powerful NOW Word of the Lord. Deborah & Noam...
2024-02-1536 min
Uri L'Tzedek: Orthodox Social JusticeMaimonide’s Tzedakah vs Paul’s Charity - Two Narratives of Giving, Two Religious Worldviews - Noam ZionNoam Zion at Uri L'Tzedek on Maimonide’s Tzedakah vs Paul’s Charity - Two Narratives of Giving, Two Religious Worldviews.Both Paul and Maimonides not only preached about charity and tzedakah, but they also engaged in public fundraising for the needy. However, Paul’s and Maimonides’ ideals of religious giving and its motivation are very different. This class closely examines the similarities and differences and learn about why it still matters.Watch the video recording of this class on Uri L’Tzedek’s YouTube channel:youtube.com/channel/UC_htFNr9duz-KJiXdtW8pIw...
2022-08-0957 min
The College Commons PodcastNoam Zion: Sanctified Sex - the Jewish Debate on Marital IntimacyJudaism's views on sex, sensuality, and intimacy within marriage.
Noam is now emeritus at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem where since 1978 he has been a senior research fellow and educator. He earned a graduate degree in general philosophy at Columbia University and the Hebrew University, while studying Bible and Rabbinics at JTSA and the Hartman Beit Midrash.
His popular publications and worldwide lecturing have promoted Homemade Judaism - empowering families to create their own pluralistic Judaism during home holidays - Pesach, Hanukkah and Shabbat. His most popular publications include: A Different Night: The Family Participation Haggadah; A Different Light...
2022-02-0137 min
New Books in Jewish StudiesNoam Sachs Zion, "Sanctified Sex: The Two-Thousand-Year Jewish Debate on Marital Intimacy" (Jewish Publication Society, 2021)Sanctified Sex: The Two-Thousand-Year Jewish Debate on Marital Intimacy (Jewish Publication Society, 2021) draws on two thousand years of rabbinic debates addressing competing aspirations for loving intimacy, passionate sexual union, and sanctity in marriage. What can Judaism contribute to our struggles to nurture love relationships? What halakhic precedents are relevant, and how are rulings changing?The rabbis, of course, seldom agree. Underlying their arguments are perennial debates: What kind of marital sex qualifies as ideal—sacred self-control of sexual desire or the holiness found in emotional and erotic intimacy? Is intercourse degrading in its physicality or the highest act...
2021-12-311h 11
New Books in Sex, Sexuality, and Sex WorkNoam Sachs Zion, "Sanctified Sex: The Two-Thousand-Year Jewish Debate on Marital Intimacy" (Jewish Publication Society, 2021)Sanctified Sex: The Two-Thousand-Year Jewish Debate on Marital Intimacy (Jewish Publication Society, 2021) draws on two thousand years of rabbinic debates addressing competing aspirations for loving intimacy, passionate sexual union, and sanctity in marriage. What can Judaism contribute to our struggles to nurture love relationships? What halakhic precedents are relevant, and how are rulings changing?The rabbis, of course, seldom agree. Underlying their arguments are perennial debates: What kind of marital sex qualifies as ideal—sacred self-control of sexual desire or the holiness found in emotional and erotic intimacy? Is intercourse degrading in its physicality or the highest act...
2021-12-311h 09
The Joy of Text: Where Real Sex Meets Jewish LawTaboo Sexual Tension / Noam Zion on Sanctified SexWhat happens when I'm attracted to someone I shouldn't desire? When does childhood curiosity become sexually inappropriate? Mentioned: The Other Side of Desire Follow Noam Zion! Shalom Hartman Institute Sanctified Sex Follow Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus! Instagram: @drbatsheva Facebook page Book: Sex Points www.DrBatSheva.com Follow Rabbi Dov Linzer! Rosh Yeshiva Responds YCT podcasts YCTorah Facebook page www.YCTorah.org Have a question for Rabbi Linzer and Bat Sheva Marcus? Click here to submit yours! Email us a...
2021-12-1648 min
The Joy of Text: Where Real Sex Meets Jewish LawTaboo Sexual Tension / Noam Zion on Sanctified SexWhat happens when I'm attracted to someone I shouldn't desire? When does childhood curiosity become sexually inappropriate? Mentioned: The Other Side of Desire Follow Noam Zion! Shalom Hartman Institute Sanctified Sex Follow Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus! Instagram: @drbatsheva Facebook page Book: Sex Points www.DrBatSheva.com Follow Rabbi Dov Linzer! Rosh Yeshiva Responds YCT podcasts YCTorah Facebook page www.YCTorah.org Have a question for Rabbi Linzer and Bat Sheva Marcus? Click here to submit yours! Email...
2021-12-1648 min
The Jewish Drinking ShowHoma's Day in Court, featuring Noam Sachs ZionThe 86th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features guest Noam Sachs Zion in a conversation with host, Rabbi Drew Kaplan, as they discuss the story involving Homa coming to Rava's court to seek wine.For show notes and more, see: http://jewishdrinking.com/homacourt/Here is the Talmudic story, as it is in the Babylonian Talmud, Ketubot 65a:Abaye’s wife, Ḥoma, came before Rava after Abaye died, as Rava was the local judge. She said to him: "Apportion sustenance for me."Rava apportioned sustenance for her.She subsequently said to him...
2021-12-1448 min
Mitti PaoEpisode 2: Despising Shylock, Envying SharonDuring the current Israel-Palestine crisis, support for the Palestinians in Pakistan ranged from legitimate criticism of the Israeli state to crude anti-semitic tropes. On the other side of the border, while many called for reconciliation and peace, a majoritarian political ideology envies Israel, casting it as an ideal for how India should act, especially in the context of Pakistan. This 'Israel envy' and anti-semitism are in reality two sides of the same coin. In this episode, we explore both these pathologies.Timestamps:0:00-25:58 - Antisemitism in Pakistan25:58 onwards - India's Israel EnvyReferences: C...
2021-06-0153 min
Mitti PaoEpisode 2: Despising Shylock, Envying SharonDuring the current Israel-Palestine crisis, support for the Palestinians in Pakistan ranged from legitimate criticism of the Israeli state to crude anti-semitic tropes. On the other side of the border, while many called for reconciliation and peace, a majoritarian political ideology envies Israel, casting it as an ideal for how India should act, especially in the context of Pakistan. This 'Israel envy' and anti-semitism are in reality two sides of the same coin. In this episode, we explore both these pathologies.Timestamps:0:00-25:58 - Antisemitism in Pakistan25:58 onwards - India's Israel EnvyReferences: Chomsky, Noam. ‘Israel, the Holocaust, and Anti Semitism’, https...
2021-06-0153 min
Jewish Ideas to Change the WorldNoam Zion- Jewish Debates about Marital IntimacyIn this event, Noam Zion, the Senior Fellow Emeritus of the Kogod Research Center at the Shalom Hartman Institute (https://www.hartman.org.il/) presents his virtual talk "Jewish Debates about Marital Intimacy."
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2021-01-261h 19
Radical LifestyleNoam and Deborah Cohen (We're Further Along Than We Thought!)Noam and Deborah speak engagingly about the times we're living in, and their own story of how a Ninja found his Messiah!Declaring Zion International - www.DeclaringZionInternational.orgYou can also follow Andrew and Daphne on their social media platforms:Andrew Kirk\Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | ParlerDaphne KirkFacebook | Instagram | Twitter | Parler
2020-10-1550 min
American FilmmakerEp 49 - "Healing From Hate" - Meet The Producer/Director And Film's Subject - Peter Hutchison & Tony McAleerPeter Hutchison is a critically acclaimed filmmaker, NY Times Bestselling author, educator and activist. Based in Brooklyn, his experience in film and TV production – as a documentary director, producer, writer and NYU Faculty member - spans nearly two decades. He produced & directed Requiem for the American Dream: Noam Chomsky and the Principles of Concentration of Wealth and Power – an exploration of wealth inequity in American, grounded in an intimate, long- form interview with Noam Chomsky (Netflix). A NY Times Critics Pick and #1 top-selling doc on iTunes, the book version of the film debuted at #6 on the NY Times Bestseller list...
2020-06-2648 min
Rosner's DomainRabbi Mishael Zion: A special Purim episodeShmuel Rosner and Rabbi Mishael Zion discuss his latest book, "The Book of Esther - A New Israeli Commentary." Rabbi Mishael Zion, an educator and community entrepreneur, is the director of the Mandel Program for Leadership in Jewish Culture. He is the author of Esther: A New Israeli Commentary and, together with his father, Noam Zion, the author of Halaila Hazeh: An Israeli Haggadah and A Night to Remember: The Haggadah of Contemporary Voices. He has served as a faculty member at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem and the Skirball Center for Adult Jewish Learning...
2019-03-2131 min
++ contrapunkt ++44 – Musikland Israel: Von patriotisch bis weltoffenMUSIKLAND ISRAEL – Von patriotisch bis weltoffen
19.11.2015 – Goethe-Institut München
Dialog der Kulturen: Ausgabe Nr. 44
Moderation: Eva Schrot, Theo Geißler
Redaktion: Meret Forster
Im Jahr 2015 begehen Deutschland und Israel das 50-jährige Jubiläum der Aufnahme ihrer diplomatischen Beziehungen. In der Veranstaltungsreihe „contrapunkt – Dialog der Kulturen“ stellen BR-KLASSIK, das Goethe-Institut und die neue musikzeitung die aktuelle Musik- und Kulturszene in Israel vor. Kooperationspartner ist das Zentrum für Israel-Studien an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
Solisten aus dem Orchester Jakobsplatz München präsentieren Werke israelischer Komponisten.
Anschließend diskutieren der...
2015-10-1954 min
Let's Get LitShedding a different light on HanukkahNoam Zion, author of A Different Light: The Big Book of Hanukkah, sheds some light on what the holiday is really about, and tells us how the divisions within contemporary Jewry and Zionism emerge in the story of how Hanukkah is celebrated.
2014-12-1929 minLet's Get LitShedding a different light on HanukkahNoam Zion, author of A Different Light: The Big Book of Hanukkah, sheds some light on what the holiday is really about, and tells us how the divisions within contemporary Jewry and Zionism emerge in the story of how Hanukkah is celebrated.
2014-12-1929 min